Qatar's Emir visits Syria, first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday and met newly declared transitional President Ahmed ...
Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.
Foreign Affairs32m
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...
Syria's new Islamist rulers to roll back state with privatizations, public sector layoffs
Syria's new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, including plans to fire a ...
Cyprus Mail on MSN6h
Syria’s Islamist rulers overhaul economy with firings, privatization of state firms
DAMASCUS - Syria's new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country's broken economy, including plans ...
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US: Celebrations in Damascus over the appointment of Ahmed al Sharaa as Syria’s president
Syria took another step in its transition process on Wednesday with the appointment of Ahmed al Sharaa as the country’s president to lead this period, the dissolution of military factions to integrate ...
Foreign officials begin meeting Syria's interim president
Foreign dignitaries and officials are beginning to travel to Syria to meet with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country's newly ...
Al-Monitor4h
Syria's new leader pledges 'national dialogue conference'
Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ...
Long War Journal15h
Syria appoints new president amid widespread diplomatic engagement efforts
Ahmed al Sharaa was declared the new president of Syria in the transitional government that came into power after the ...
Syria arrests Assad-era officer credited with triggering 2011 uprising
Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad credited by some with sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests ...